Bolivar Stamp Set Honors Liberator of South America
The United States will issue two Simon Bolivar stamps on July 24 1958 in Washington D C to honor the Venezuelan hero known as the Liberator. The 4c and 8c stamps feature the medallion portrait and Liberty torch design with colors red blue and gold, printed on Cottrell and Giori presses respectively. Initial print runs total 120 million 4c and 40 million 8c stamps.
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South America
Washington
United States
Libertador
Caracas
Venezuela
Madrid
Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
Bolivia
Simon Bolivar
Simon Bouvar
Washington, D. C
Arthur E. Summerfield
Ramon Magsaysay
William K. Schrage
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Champion of Liberty
Cottrel Press
Ocey
Giori Press
Torch of Liberty
Mekeey’s
Scouts Hold Meeting and Barbecue at Marschall Ranch
Harper Troop 139 met at Victor Marschall Ranch on July 15 for merit badge work and a noon barbecue. Attendees included M. R. Duderstadt Jr. and numerous scouts. Fire Chief Murphy Bruns demonstrated resuscitation equipment. a swim at Chester Itz Ranch followed.
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Marschall Ranch
Harper Boy Scout Troop No. 139
Dennis Parker
Victor Marschall Ranch
Marschall’s
M. R. Duderstadt Jr
David Hopf
Lamar Itz
Cody
Malcolm Marsehall
John Warren McDougall
Langford Metzger
David Pape
Jimmie Periy
Logan Stevens
John Tarr
Hollis Walker
Junction Department
Janction Fire Department
Big Rock
Chester Itz Ranch
Parker
Marshalls
Bruns
Treibs Oehler exchange vows in Fredericksburg church
Vernell Treibs and T J Oehler wed Tuesday July 8 at 6 pm in Edison Street Methodist Church Fredericksburg with Rev J M McDonald officiating. Attendants wore lace gowns while bouquets featured white carnations. After a barbecue dinner the couple planned a home in Kerr County after a honeymoon to Carlsbad Caverns and other sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernell Treibs
T. J. Oehler
Edison St. Methodist Church
Fredericksburg
J. M. McDonald
Shirley Treibs
Agnes Treibs
Bride
Robert Holly
Steve Oehler
Johnnie Oehler
Harper Lions Plan Youth Rodeo and Coronation Event
Newly elected Harper Lions Club president R E Peril leads a bi monthly meeting at Harper School cafeteria. Plans for a junior rodeo at Community Park on August 30 and an Old Fiddlers Contest are announced with a 12:30 lunch at $1.00 per plate. A Miss Mohair coronation is set for July 31 at Gillespie County Fair Grounds with Gail Nichols crowned by LaVerne Johnston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Peril
Harper Lions Club
Harper School
Clayton Massey
Harper High School
Harper Ranches
Gillespie Soil Conservation District
Kerr Soil Conservation District
Upper Llanos
Peril
Lion
Ed Bailey
Carl Oehler
Fred Whitewood
Hollan Walker
Wallace Brown
Miss Mohair
Gillespie County Fair Grounds
Rolan Schmidt
Chamber of Commerce
Gail Nichols
Leroy Nichols
Leakey
LaVerne Johnston
Junction
Schmidt
Miss Mohair Coronation Set For July Angora Show
The Texas Angora Goat Raisers Association schedules a three day event at Fredericksburg Fair Grounds July 31 to August 2 with an opening coronation at 8 p.m. The event features judging of yearling bucks and does, sale buck and doe rankings, auctions to conclude Saturday, and a film on the Angola industry for members.
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Guido Klett
Walter Klett
Wallace Ottmers
Ernest Crenwelge
Oakcrest Park
Fair Grounds
Lem Jones
Copperas Cove
Pete Gulley
Mohair
Fredericksburg
Uvalde
Texas Angora Goat Raisers Association
Brooks Sweeten
Rocksprings
Claude Haley
Leakey
C. H. Godbold
J. B. Reagan
W. S. Orr
Joe B. Ross
Jack Richardson
T. L. Brooks
Leroy Richois
Tessie Pepper
Melvin Camp
F. E. Ebeling
EH. R. Sites
Marvin Skaggs
C. A. Pepper
P. E. Gulley
C. F. Briggs
Arthur Davis
Fred Barwood
W. S. Hall
C. H. Chaney
Carlton Godbold
Bob Davis
Jack Moore
Armer Earwood
Claude Haby
Bob Reid
Albert Jenkins
Howard Hay
Mailing Penalty In Effect Since July 11
Postmaster Frank Staudt warns that under Public Law 85-371, effective July 1, short paid mail is charged the deficient postage plus a five cent penalty and sent for delivery. The dead letter and dead first class parcel return fee rose from five to ten cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Staudt
Cowboy Camp Picks Speakers at Mountain Home Meeting
Prominent preachers from Baptist Methodist and Presbyterian denominations will speak at the Cowboy Camp Meeting near Mountain Home August 3 to 10. Speakers include Rev. Jess Moody Rev. Frank Walker and Rev. Douglas Moore. The event is expected to draw over 2 000 people. Clarence St Clair heads the Cowboy Camp Association and has announced committee chairs for meat procurement supplies and meal supervision along with publicity and officers including Archie Lee Felix Klein and Bob Talbert. Kerrville Times.
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Annuya Hill Country
Mountain Home
Jess Moody
Owensboro
Frank Walker
Brownsville
Douglas Moore
San Antonio
Clarence St. Clair
The
Cowboy Camp Association
Homer Stephens
O. L. Love
Ruben Bode
Charlie Peril
Olin Walker
R. Peril
Ford Tatsch
R. W. Rothmann
Jim Priour
Earl Hyde
Felix Klein
Will House
W. H. Cowden
T. D. Hall
Grady Walker
Lewis Hurt
Bob Ned Talbert
Clarence Leinweber
O L. Love
Felly Klein
Archie Lee
Lee Goff
Rev. Lee Lemons
St. Clair
Camp Association
Bob Talbert
Dub Haney
Kerrville Times
Inductees Named for July 23 from Local Board Records
Local Board No 00 lists inductees departing July 23 including men from Liana Co Juan Garcia Franberg Co Cecil J Plant from Gillespie Co Santiago Gonzales James K Engel and John C Neimeir from Banco Co, detailing company affiliations.
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Liana Co
Juan Garcia
Franberg Co
Cecil J. Plant
Gillespie Co
Santiago Gonzales
James K. Engel
Banco Co
John C. Neimeir
Three LCS Districts Host Harper Conservation Field Day
Gillespie Kerr and Upper Llanos Soil Conservation Districts sponsor a conservation field day in Harper on Thursday July 24 starting at 9 a m. The program runs through 2 p m with stops at the Stevens and Marshall ranches and lunch at the high school. Speakers include Tom Shiflett Tom Booker Calvin Boykin and Leo Merrill. Price is 1 00 per person. Wives families and businesspeople are urged to attend.
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Gillespie County
Kerr County
Upper
Llanos
Harper
Floy Bode
Victor Marshall
Harper Junction Road
Life Management
Tom Booker
Harper’ High School
Calvin Boykin
Texas Experiment Station
College Station
Leo Merrill
Sonora
KNAF Wins FCC Power Increase To 1000 Watts
The Federal Communications Commission issued an order granting Gillespie Broadcasting Company permission to raise KNAF Fredericksburg power from 250 to 1000 watts and move from 1340 to 910 kHz. The ruling followed years of hearings amid challenges from KRRV Sherman and an Abilene station, with supporters citing expanded daytime reach to over a million people including Austin and San Antonio. Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce praised the decision as boosting trade.
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Federal Communications Commission
Gillespie Broadcasting Company
KNAF
Fredericksburg
Abilene
Texas
KRRV
Sherman
Federal Communication Commission
Commission
Arthur Stehliing
Washington
Norbert Fritz
Ft Worth
Austin
San Antonio
Ed Pattillo
Fritz
Harper Volunteer Fire Department Opens Burn-Off Service
The Harper Volunteer Fire Department offers its services to help residents burn off dry grass and weeds on hazard plots. Interested persons should arrange service with Chief Elmer Lee Lange.
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Harper Volunteer Fire Department
Elmer Lee Lange
Presbyterian Youth Fellowship Meets at Church Camp Attendance Tabbed
Cadet Kenneth L. Oehler of Harper Texas attends a six week ROTC summer camp at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri under the University of Texas program The training ends August 1 Oehler is a 1955 Harper High School graduate The Presbyterian Youth Fellowship met July 13 with John Warren McDougall calling worship Kathy Duderstadt reported 20.98 in treasury and a 10 gift to the Friendship Pack for overseas medical supplies John Tarr led devotional Martha Scott and Dean Hopf quizzed on manners Seven members two sponsors and three visitors were served refreshments by Mr and Mrs Charlie Rogers Croquet was enjoyed on the church lawn before the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Leonard Wood, Mo
AHTNC
Kenneth L. Oehler
Harper, Texas
Fort Leonard Wood
Reserve Officer Training Corps
University of Texas, Austin
Oehler
Herbie E. Oehler
Harper High School
Presbyterian Youth Fellowship
John Warren McDougall
Kathy Duderstadt
Friendship Pack
John Tarr
Martha Scott
Dean Hopf
Charlie Rogers
Joyce Solbrig Graduates From Breckenridge Nursing School
Miss Joyce Solbrig daughter of Mr and Mrs Alvin Solbrig graduates from Breckenridge Hospital School of Nursing in Austin in exercises held Saturday July 12 at the University of Texas She earlier earned an Associate in Arts in professional nursing from Blinn College in Brenham on June 1 1958
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Joyce Solbrig
Alvin Solbrig
Breckenridge Hospital School of Nursing
Austin
University of Texas
Blinn College
Brenham
County Court Leases New Motor Grader
The County Commissioners Court approved renting an Allis Chalmers motor grader from H. W. Lewis Equipment Co of San Antonio for 8950 dollars. They also accepted Tax Assessor-Collector Milton Durst’s annual report showing 98.47 percent collections. Veteran Service Officer Leo Blanchard Sr. reported a 168 676 dollar rise in monetary payments to veterans and widows since appointment and the court raised his salary to 85 dollars per month. The court apportioned 50000 dollars of Highway Fund to county precints.
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County Commissioners Court
Allis- Chalmers
H. W. Lewis Equipment Co
San Antonio
Milton Durst
Leo Blanchard Sr
Luther League Convention Attendees Gather in Corpus Christi
Luther Leaguers from across Texas assemble in Corpus Christi to worship at Christ Lutheran Church while sharing seaside activities under the theme Lord Teach Us To Pray. Attendees include Karen Dittmar Delbert Doehler Sandra Spaeth and Pastor Rose from S and St James Lutheran Church. Local families from near Houston Pt Arthur Dripping Springs San Antonio and Klaemer Park visit relatives and attend gatherings with multiple weekend guests and reunions.
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Luther Leaguers
Texas
Corpus Christi
Christ Lutheran Church
S&st. James Lutheran Church
Karen Dittmar
Delbert Doehler
Sandra Spaeth
Pastor Rose
Alfred Crenwelge to MC Farm Bureau Queen Contest
Alfred Crenwelge of Gillespie County will serve as master of ceremonies for the Farm Bureau Queen contest to be held July 24 in Peters Hall Fredericksburg. Eligibility requires entrant to be daughter or sister of an active farmer, be 16 to 22, and contestants are judged on appearance poise and personality.
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Alfred “Shorty” Crenwelge
Gillespie County Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Peter's Hall
Fredericksburg
Texas
Farm Bureau Office
Peter’s Hall
Dls
State Farm Bureau Convention
Corpus Christi
State Farm Bureau
American Farm Bureau
Boston
Massachusetts
County Farm Bureau
Peters Hall
Men Leaving For Physical On July 23 1958
Names of men leaving for their physical examination from Local Board No. 30 on July 23 1958 include Will A. Wheat Marion D. Crider Robert J. Henderson from Kerr County Joe J. Scotts from Llano County Ernest M. Jordan from Gillespie County Killison W. Mayfield Robert B. Felps Jr Fran Kendall from Kendall County R. J. Fellows from Frio County.
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Kerr Co
Will A. Wheat
Marion D. Crider
Robert J. Henderson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Max Lange
Kelton
San Marcos
Galveston
Prestidge
Mr. Lange
John Sealy Hospital
T.J. Oehler
Nathalie Holly
Pen Henke
Robert L. Walter
Joycelyn Rothmann
Judy Land
Trelles
Haper 4-H
Keller
R. F. Manske
Hank Hilburn
Kerrville
Harper Lions Plan
Buster Whitworth
Buddy and
Gregory Weaver
Pete Whitworth
Cowboy Camp
LCS
Federal Communications Com
Ft. Worth
Herald
Arthur Stehiting
Fire Department Volunteers Service
Kenneth Oehler
County Court
Luther League
Bill Senior and Sons
Gilbert Thuems
Billy Gale Sageser
Houston
Raymond Cottle
McDonald
Klaemer Park
Charles Friedrich
Arthur
Barbara Lennon
Elmer Lee Russell
Dripping Springs
Archie Lennon
Alvin Burley
Betty
Johnny Wilson
Alfred Crenwelge
Gene Worth Parker
Kerrville Farm-To-Market
Aubrey Parker
Legion
Wir
Mrs
Arthur Beard
San, Angelo
Llano Co
Joe J. Scotts
Ernest M. Jordan
Blanco Co
Killison W. Mayfield
Robert B. Felps Jr
Fran Kendall Co
R. J. Fellows
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